Re: (idm) Judge bans digital music device

From Jeremy Wells
Sent Tue, Oct 20th 1998, 01:51

Diamond should have incorporated some sort of PDA function in the RIO to
get around the way the law is written.

-Jeremy

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On Mon, 19 Oct 1998, Lazlo Nibble wrote:

> On Mon, Oct 19, 1998 at 03:16:51PM -0700, Jeremy Wells wrote:
> 
> > The ridiculousness of this ban comes to light when you realize that a
> > portable laptop or even a handheld computing device that can play back
> > MP3 files does not violate any laws, yet is nearly identical to the
> > Diamond player.
> 
> The law in question only applies to devices that are primarily used for music
> recording and playback.  The Rio qualifies; handhelds and laptops don't.
> 
> > The RIAA, BMI, and ASCAP were created for the greedy by the greedy and
> > designed to screw the little guy.
> 
> <shrug> No argument there, but Diamond knew they were gambling on the law
> being interpreted in their favor.  When you gamble, sometimes you lose.
> 
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